2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Saelens, Ben
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Ben Saelens
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
- High School:
- Nathan Hale HS
Bio
Saelens' Performance History and Personal Bests
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats ... Placed 18th overall and seventh for the Cats at the Big Sky Championships in the snow in Missoula ... Was the No. 7 runner for MSU at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet in Lubbock, Texas, finishing 91st overall ... Finished as the No. 8 runner for MSU at both the Joe Piane Invite and Pre-Nationals ... Placed eighth at the Montana Invite ... Finished seventh at the MSU Bobcat Twilight
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Placed 18th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships in a personal-best time of 15:13.80 ... Ran 8:33.73 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic to finish 82nd in a talent-heavy field ... Took 15th in the mile and 22nd in the 800 at the Spokane Sports Showcase, running personal-best times in both events ... Finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the season-opening Bobcat Preview in Bozeman
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in three events for the Cats at the Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Finished ninth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, tenth in the 10,000 meters, and 23rd in the 5,000 meters ... Ran a personal-best 31:08.23 in the 10,000 at the conference championships ... Won the steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational (9:18.09) ... Won the steeplechase at the Tom Gage Classic (9:19.84) ... Won the steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual to help MSU defeat their rivals yet again in Bozeman
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Redshirted.
Indoor (Freshman): Redshirted.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor track events during the season, in addition to participating in the USATF U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Ran a 9:11.92 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to shave 13-seconds off his personal best and place 13th at the U20 national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July ... Made collegiate debut in April at the Griz-Cat Duel, placing in the top-ten in the steeplechase (6th), 1,500-meters (10th), and 5,000-meters (10th) ... Ran a 9:24.24 in the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Finished 4th overall in the same event at the Montana Open to close freshman season
High School: Graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 2022 ... As a senior in track, qualified for the 3A WIAA State Championship in the 3,200 meters and the 4x400 meter relay ... Took 12th at state in the 3,200 meters and anchored the Raiders' 4x400 relay team to a 20th place finish ... Placed sixth in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at Nike Outdoor Nationals with a 6:03.48, earning him All-American honors ... Finished in fourth place in the 3,200 meters at the Sea-King District 2 Championships with a personal-best time of 9:14.86 ... In cross country, was a first-team all-state selection as a senior ... Placed 23rd at the 3A WIAA State XC race to lead Nathan Hale High School ... Was the district-runner up in cross country as a senior ... Ran his fastest 5K in 15:48.3 to place sixth at the 2021 Metro Championships ... Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Personal: Son of Bonnie McIntosh and Brian Saelens ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Zachary ... Majoring in pre-medicine.
2023-24 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Competed in six meets for the Bobcats ... Placed 18th overall and seventh for the Cats at the Big Sky Championships in the snow in Missoula ... Was the No. 7 runner for MSU at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet in Lubbock, Texas, finishing 91st overall ... Finished as the No. 8 runner for MSU at both the Joe Piane Invite and Pre-Nationals ... Placed eighth at the Montana Invite ... Finished seventh at the MSU Bobcat Twilight
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Placed 18th in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships in a personal-best time of 15:13.80 ... Ran 8:33.73 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic to finish 82nd in a talent-heavy field ... Took 15th in the mile and 22nd in the 800 at the Spokane Sports Showcase, running personal-best times in both events ... Finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the season-opening Bobcat Preview in Bozeman
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in three events for the Cats at the Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Finished ninth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, tenth in the 10,000 meters, and 23rd in the 5,000 meters ... Ran a personal-best 31:08.23 in the 10,000 at the conference championships ... Won the steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational (9:18.09) ... Won the steeplechase at the Tom Gage Classic (9:19.84) ... Won the steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual to help MSU defeat their rivals yet again in Bozeman
2022-23 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Redshirted.
Indoor (Freshman): Redshirted.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor track events during the season, in addition to participating in the USATF U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Ran a 9:11.92 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to shave 13-seconds off his personal best and place 13th at the U20 national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July ... Made collegiate debut in April at the Griz-Cat Duel, placing in the top-ten in the steeplechase (6th), 1,500-meters (10th), and 5,000-meters (10th) ... Ran a 9:24.24 in the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Finished 4th overall in the same event at the Montana Open to close freshman season
High School: Graduated from Nathan Hale High School in 2022 ... As a senior in track, qualified for the 3A WIAA State Championship in the 3,200 meters and the 4x400 meter relay ... Took 12th at state in the 3,200 meters and anchored the Raiders' 4x400 relay team to a 20th place finish ... Placed sixth in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at Nike Outdoor Nationals with a 6:03.48, earning him All-American honors ... Finished in fourth place in the 3,200 meters at the Sea-King District 2 Championships with a personal-best time of 9:14.86 ... In cross country, was a first-team all-state selection as a senior ... Placed 23rd at the 3A WIAA State XC race to lead Nathan Hale High School ... Was the district-runner up in cross country as a senior ... Ran his fastest 5K in 15:48.3 to place sixth at the 2021 Metro Championships ... Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Personal: Son of Bonnie McIntosh and Brian Saelens ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Zachary ... Majoring in pre-medicine.
Big Sky Cross Country Championship
Sunday, October 31
Big Sky Cross Country Championship Preview | Men's Team
Friday, October 27
Dale Kennedy - Media Day | Nov. 12, 2013
Wednesday, November 13
Cristian Soratos - Media Day | Oct. 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 23
